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Russian Biofuels Association

Russian National Biofuels Association promotes renewable fuels in Russia. To achieve its goals the Association works with various government and non-government stakeholders in Russian and neighboring countries. More...

Russian Biofuels Association is pleased to invite you to attend the
International Congress "BIOMASS: Fuel & Power" and will be honored
if you consider joining us in Moscow.

The event will be held on April 15-16, 2015 at the Holiday Inn Lesnaya
Moscow. The previous Congress gathered more than 200 senior executives
from over 15 countries to discuss a variety of topics from feedstock to
marketing of liquid and solid biofuels.

Began working at Bright Capital in 2011. Prior to this position was Senior Investment Manager at the company. Has a 7-year-old entrepreneurial experience.
Before Bright Capital he was the director of development of innovative electronics distributor (2nd place in Russia in the industry), was a brand manager of one of the 5 largest producers of vitamins in Russia, he was a senior analyst in RUSNANO.

Eugene NOVOZHILOV, professor, doctor of technical sciences, Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences, the winner of the award named after MV Lomonosov.

Presentation: "Pulp and Paper Mill as biorefineries: Expanding list of products with high added value".

Professor Eduard Akim
Member of the UN FAO Advisory Committee on Wood and Paper Products
Saint Patersburg State Technological University of Plant Polymers
All-Russian Research Institute of Pulp and Paper Industry.

Introducing speaker:

Raffaella SERRA, Business Development manager, Beta Renewables S.p.A.

Presentation: New technologies integrated biorefineries for the production of ethanol from agricultural wastes (straw). Practical experience of industrial plant with capacity of 80 million liters per year.

Biofuels news

In October 2014, a new law allowing biodiesel and bioethanol to be used
for transportation was approved in Russia. Oil price reduction, the
costs of the Crimean crisis and the large outflow of capital have caused
a reduction in the 2015 Russian state budget. In contrast, companies
exporting wood-based products had large revenues due to weak rouble.
Their costs inside the country were almost the same as before but the
value of sales doubled. In the forestry sector, sawmilling and
production of pellets for export gained highest revenues. The owners of
companies in these industries are still surprised by the high revenues
and are crazy about deciding whether to buy a second helicopter.

Massachusetts-based Briggs Capital plans to invest US$250 million in the
Ukraine bioenergy sector within the next several years, according to
its CEO Rhode Robertson. The announcement was made amid significant
problems in Ukraine's renewable energy industry, namely the sharp
decrease in the "green tariff," which occurred in early 2015.

The Arkhangelsk Region, which is rich in timber, intends to attract
investors from China and Sweden to its wood processing industry. At the
Sochi Investment forum, governor Igor Orlov told RBTH which foreign
companies are already working in the Arkhangelsk Region and what new
products the province is ready to export.

Despite the political discord between Russia and Ukraine, both countries
face similar processes: national currencies devaluation, price surge
and a growing demand for biomass. While Russia is interested in pellet
production due to export activities, Ukraine's goal is to reduce usage
of fossil fuel to a minimum. Moreover, Europe's demand for cheap pellets
produced by the neighbouring countries encourages pellet production.
Russia, Belarus and Ukraine expand their pellet exports at almost the
same pace.

Over the next 5 years Russia will built about 1500 MW capacity of solar
power plants in the country. Director of the Association of Solar Energy
Enterprises of Russia Anton Usachev shares with IBCentre his
estimations of the solar industry development and vision of the game
rules on the Russian solar energy market.

Three years ago, Alex Ablaev, the director of the Russian National
Biofuels Association, was not very optimistic about the biofuel industry
in Russia. But now he is surprisingly confident about it. The Voice of
Russia asked him what is happening in the biofuel industry today, and
what advantages this new technology can bring to Russia.

The European Commission recently announced it has adopted new rules on
public support for projects in the field of environmental protection and
energy. According to the commission, the guidelines promote a gradual
move to market-based support for renewable energy. The new rules are
described as aiming to support member states in reaching their 2020
climate targets while addressing market distortions that may result from
subsidies granted to renewable energy sources. In addition to renewable
electricity generation, the guidelines also address aid given to
biofuel facilities.

Judgment of 10 February 2014 provides for number 91 since 2014 providing
government subsidies to the chemical complex of the federal budget for
reimbursement of the cost of interest on loans obtained for the
implementation of complex investment projects to create new industries
using industrial biotechnology.

Omsk region governor Viktor Nazarov and Chairman of the Board of
Directors of ZAO "GC" Titan "Michael Sutyaginsky signed a cooperation
agreement. Previously, the project "Biocomplex" was approved at a
meeting of the Presidential Council for modernization and innovative
development of Russia, was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister
Dmitry Medvedev on February 4.